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#BEF91A

#bef91a ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#bef91a is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 97.65% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 89.56% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 75.87°, with 94.89% saturation and 53.92% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.7877

Complementary

  1. #bef91a
  2. #551af9

Split complementary

  1. #bef91a
  2. #1a4ff9
  3. #c41af9

Analogous

  1. #f9c41a
  2. #bef91a
  3. #4ff91a

Triadic

  1. #bef91a
  2. #1abef9
  3. #f91abe

Tetradic

  1. #bef91a
  2. #1af955
  3. #551af9
  4. #f91abe

Square

  1. #bef91a
  2. #1af9c4
  3. #551af9
  4. #f91a4f

Monochromatic

  1. #587703
  2. #90c105
  3. #bef91a
  4. #d3fb65
  5. #e8fdaf

Shades

#bef91a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bef91a
  2. #abe017
  3. #98c715
  4. #85ae12
  5. #729510
  6. #5f7d0d
  7. #4c640a
  8. #394b08
  9. #263205
  10. #131903
  11. #000000

Tints

#bef91a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bef91a
  2. #c5fa31
  3. #cbfa48
  4. #d2fb5f
  5. #d8fb76
  6. #dffc8d
  7. #e5fda3
  8. #ecfdba
  9. #f2fed1
  10. #f9fee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bef91a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bef91a
  2. #b8ed24
  3. #b2e12e
  4. #abd539
  5. #a5c943
  6. #9fbd4d
  7. #99b057
  8. #93a461
  9. #8c986c
  10. #868c76
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7eeb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe53c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7edd4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #edef00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ed31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4f2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bef91a {
  color: #bef91a;
}
Background
.bg-bef91a {
  background-color: #bef91a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bef91a {
  border: 2px solid #bef91a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bef91a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 249 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 76 95% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bef91a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bef91a, #4ff91a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bef91a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 249 26 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 2.36 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 3.22 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 3.48 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 5.29 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.98 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.34 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.49 #4106e5 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#bef91a  rgb(190, 249, 26)  hsl(76, 95%, 54%)  Electric Lime
#551af9  rgb(85, 26, 249)  hsl(256, 95%, 54%)  Han Purple
#1abef9  rgb(26, 190, 249)  hsl(196, 95%, 54%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f91abe  rgb(249, 26, 190)  hsl(316, 95%, 54%)  Shocking Pink